The County Championship is yet to ignite this season. Thankfully summer and the Dukes ball will be here soon
By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog
You may think that bowlers had it tough with a ball that looked ill-suited to its job. Normal service resumes on Friday with the Dukes ball restored to grateful bowlers’ hands. You may think spectators had it tough, with just enough sunshine to tempt them into believing that summer was here and that the fourth layer might not have been necessary, before winter blew angrily through the land on Monday.